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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1688: Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department; transferring duties of the Executive Director to the Commission; removing authority of Governor to appoint Director. Effective date.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1688 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department; transferring duties of the Executive Director to the Commission; removing authority of Governor to appoint Director. Effective date. Primary sponsor: Carri Hicks (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carri HicksPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
  2. Authored by Senator Hicks
  3. First Reading

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source